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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
1) when i tell you there is no dick good enough in this world for me to take the fall for crippling a man for life and still love him after it i MEAN IT LADIES
2) i will never forgive the cover + summary of this book for catfishing me into thinking this would be a friday the 13th-esq thriller and instead giving me a set of the dumbest bitches ever
3) i promise you irl not a single person in this age range would give this many fucks about embezzlement
4) the most accurate part of this book is the asian girl being attracted to an ugly white man
2) i will never forgive the cover + summary of this book for catfishing me into thinking this would be a friday the 13th-esq thriller and instead giving me a set of the dumbest bitches ever
3) i promise you irl not a single person in this age range would give this many fucks about embezzlement
4) the most accurate part of this book is the asian girl being attracted to an ugly white man
Was okay. Nothing mindblowing but also i cant keep doing audio books i just lose the plot so maybe i missed an important event? If not it’s just mid.
I'm a sucker for camp mysteries, but even I was suprised at how good this was. I can't wait to read everything else Jessica Goodman has written.
mysterious
medium-paced
3/5⭐️
So my overall thoughts I had when I finished this was this book was “so-so.” I at one point didn’t think this was a mystery thriller. It took 30% of setting up for something to happen that I thought I was just reading some tween drama story at first. But it was okay once things started happening. But the whole plot was so glaringly obvious that my entertainment came from how the author tried to hide what was obvious before the reveal. So like I said it was so-so but if you are interested in it be ready for some teen dram that’s actually quite toxic for these high schoolers to be going through but they also lacked a good amount of maturity so that it makes sense too.
So my overall thoughts I had when I finished this was this book was “so-so.” I at one point didn’t think this was a mystery thriller. It took 30% of setting up for something to happen that I thought I was just reading some tween drama story at first. But it was okay once things started happening. But the whole plot was so glaringly obvious that my entertainment came from how the author tried to hide what was obvious before the reveal. So like I said it was so-so but if you are interested in it be ready for some teen dram that’s actually quite toxic for these high schoolers to be going through but they also lacked a good amount of maturity so that it makes sense too.
As a former sleepaway camper of 8 wonderful and magical summers in the mountains of Maryland (Camp Louise), this book both appealed to my nostalgia and brought up a host of memories. Add in a murder mystery and I was sold. Picked up this book from the library.
Goldie Easton's sisters by choice are her camp besties, Ava and Imogen. They are counselors now for a 2nd summer in Vermont at Camp Alpine Lake. Except the past year was awful for Goldie and we find out the secret she's trying to keep from her best friends. It's difficult though as a townie whose parents work at the camp, so there's an economic divide between the lifers and the locals. Trying to hide her impulsive decision that made her the town pariah is difficult when the body of a local boy / young man is found in the water.
I wanted to like the mystery plot more but I felt like Goldie was both judged by the town of Roxwood where the camp is located, and judgemental of the town like she is better than them because she has her Sisters by Choice. I can understand how your camp friends are way better than the friends at school. But if you spent more than a month or two a year with them would it be as special and magical? The magic of singing at a campfire, color war games, 4th of July fireworks, Banquet (last night of camp) night (known as Cab night at my camp), dances and the friendships will never be forgotten.
The discovery at the end was kind of anti climatic for me, unfortunately and wasn't satisfactory. The Wolf of Wall Street angle just didn't fit the setting of the book. But I appreciated the ride or die friendship between the 3 girls and the memories the book evoked for me, even of shower schedules and chore wheels. 3.5 / 5☆ rounded down.
Goldie Easton's sisters by choice are her camp besties, Ava and Imogen. They are counselors now for a 2nd summer in Vermont at Camp Alpine Lake. Except the past year was awful for Goldie and we find out the secret she's trying to keep from her best friends. It's difficult though as a townie whose parents work at the camp, so there's an economic divide between the lifers and the locals. Trying to hide her impulsive decision that made her the town pariah is difficult when the body of a local boy / young man is found in the water.
I wanted to like the mystery plot more but I felt like Goldie was both judged by the town of Roxwood where the camp is located, and judgemental of the town like she is better than them because she has her Sisters by Choice. I can understand how your camp friends are way better than the friends at school. But if you spent more than a month or two a year with them would it be as special and magical? The magic of singing at a campfire, color war games, 4th of July fireworks, Banquet (last night of camp) night (known as Cab night at my camp), dances and the friendships will never be forgotten.
The discovery at the end was kind of anti climatic for me, unfortunately and wasn't satisfactory. The Wolf of Wall Street angle just didn't fit the setting of the book. But I appreciated the ride or die friendship between the 3 girls and the memories the book evoked for me, even of shower schedules and chore wheels. 3.5 / 5☆ rounded down.
Loved the summer vibes this book gave me! Definitely thought it would get a bit more scary as the book went on but it stayed pretty much the same level throughout. Well written intriguing mystery that was just what I was looking for.
This reminded me so much of my childhood camp (minus all the bad things happening)! I really felt like I connected with the struggles the main character was going through, of not feeling like she fits in or is wanted anywhere but this one special place. The camp part was fun to read about and the twists and turns were surprising!!
A true 3 - the “case” kept me engaged.
I did not expect the last 50 or so page. I’m glad I didn’t see it coming. I had suspicions, but none that were honed in.
I am just shocked that this is classified as YA. And I’m a little put off with the skewed representation of sleepaway camp.
I did not expect the last 50 or so page. I’m glad I didn’t see it coming. I had suspicions, but none that were honed in.
I am just shocked that this is classified as YA. And I’m a little put off with the skewed representation of sleepaway camp.